What is going to be different?

[rhino]

Wow, you sound like a politician with that statement rhino.

Trust me,the rhino is making huge gains in his gaming ability

He even admitted that he shot better when he listened to Coach.This Epiphany had to cost him dearly.

I heard him say it. I thought, "Oh, I bet that hurt."

True words, one and all!

 

[Coach]

I shot a Bill Drill in 2.04 seconds at seven yards today. All Alpha. This is my best one ever. Starting to come together. I did this with the SS gun.

 

[rhino]

I shot a Bill Drill in 2.04 seconds at seven yards today. All Alpha. This is my best one ever. Starting to come together. I did this with the SS gun.

Interesting that your best performance is with a single stack .45 and not your .40 Limited gun. Do you think that you'll be able to do even better with the Brazos gun the next time?

 

[gh2]

Interesting that your best performance is with a single stack .45 and not your .40 Limited gun. Do you think that you'll be able to do even better with the Brazos gun the next time?

Could this have something to do with the weight of the gun? Maybe the difference between perception and reality

 

[Coach]

I think it was more that I just connected. I shot several today that were no where near as good. I shoot the Brazos the best without a doubt. It was the perfect storm of great draw, no trigger freeze, perfect focus and no tension. Blind hog and an acorn may be as accurate as anything. (Both have heavy springs in them)

My grip was so high on the gun that the rear cocking serations cut my thumb. I think the abnormally high grip helped me shoot flatter with less muzzle flip and that contributed to the success.

 

[mongo404]

So the goal is to be under 2.00 sec with all alphas everytime Correct?

 

[BillD]

Goals:
Just another thing in a long list of crap that ain't gonna happen....

 

[rhino]

A bill drill in 2.04 s is impressive. Drawing from a belt holster instead of a speed rig makes it even more so.

 

[Coach]

So the goal is to be under 2.00 sec with all alphas everytime Correct?

I think I see why your marriage didn't work out. You have to allow a man his illusions.

I would have to get under two seconds once before it could be everytime.

 

[Coach]

A bill drill in 2.04 s is impressive. Drawing from a belt holster instead of a speed rig makes it even more so.

Speed rigs are for pussies.

 

[gh2]

Speed rigs are for pussies.

And old no talent men

 

[blkrifle]

And old no talent men

amen to that!!

 

[Rob377]

speaking of blind hogs and acorns (yes, the one on the right broke perf, if just barely!)

Still haven't broken the 1 second draw to 7yd alpha barrier yet. Had a few 1.01s and 1.02's, but not there yet. More dry fire.

 

[Coach]

speaking of blind hogs and acorns (yes, the one on the right broke perf, if just barely!)

Still haven't broken the 1 second draw to 7yd alpha barrier yet. Had a few 1.01s and 1.02's, but not there yet. More dry fire.

Great run. You can pull the trigger fast for sure. Next time I will watch your draw more. Surely it can be smoothed out somewhere.

 

[Rob377]

Great run. You can pull the trigger fast for sure. Next time I will watch your draw more. Surely it can be smoothed out somewhere.

I'm sure it can. Chuck mentioned at the last steel match that there were moments he thought the gun was going to fly out of my hand (i.e. not smooth)

1.0x is really pushing it. Par time for me is more like 1.2x. I need work from surrender as well. 1.4x-1.5x there.

I'm looking forward to your input on it.

 

[rvb]

Great run. You can pull the trigger fast for sure. Next time I will watch your draw more. Surely it can be smoothed out somewhere.

The draw is something I want to work on this year. I've never put much effort into it and my first shot times suck...

-rvb

 

[Coach]

I'm sure it can. Chuck mentioned at the last steel match that there were moments he thought the gun was going to fly out of my hand (i.e. not smooth)

1.0x is really pushing it. Par time for me is more like 1.2x. I need work from surrender as well. 1.4x-1.5x there.

I'm looking forward to your input on it.

The first thing to look at is where are you losing the time. Is it while the gun is still in the holster, or is it when the gun is up and you are searching for the sights?

My own issue is when it is up. I have found that pushing straight out from a high position helps break that first shot so much faster. Make sure the gun is coming up and then out level.

 

[downrange72]

The first thing to look at is where are you losing the time. Is it while the gun is still in the holster, or is it when the gun is up and you are searching for the sights?

My own issue is when it is up. I have found that pushing straight out from a high position helps break that first shot so much faster. Make sure the gun is coming up and then out level.

I think that is where I am losing time as well. I have a slow draw, but most of it is finding my sight for the first shot. Also, when coming into a position, where the hell is my sight?

 

[Rob377]

The first thing to look at is where are you losing the time. Is it while the gun is still in the holster, or is it when the gun is up and you are searching for the sights?

My own issue is when it is up. I have found that pushing straight out from a high position helps break that first shot so much faster. Make sure the gun is coming up and then out level.

Good question...I don't know. Probably both?

I can say that the difference between the 1.2x par time draws and the 1.0x draws is trigger prep. Generally, I'm not doing much to prep the DA pull, and that's part of the problem. When I do, that's when I get the 1.0x draws.

Mongo has told me I have a bit of a delay coming out of the holster, but I couldn't tell you what part of the movement is costing me. If I get that part figured out, I could run the sub 2 everytime, I think. Having an extra few hundredths available on each split would make it a lot easier to actually see the sights and not drop the Charlies. At .20-.21, it feels like I have all the time in the world (read: SLOW), at .17-.18, not so much. And at .14-.16 I'm not really getting a 2nd sight picture. I see the front, but couldn't tell you where it was in relation to the rear or the target.


In other news, the dry fire program seems to have paid off some. I did some reload drills yesterday as well. reload to a 10yd alpha was pretty consistently in the 1.6-1.7 range. I think at the end of last season it was 2ish, if I'm remembering right.

I should probably keep a log of this stuff.

 

[Coach]

I think that is where I am losing time as well. I have a slow draw, but most of it is finding my sight for the first shot. Also, when coming into a position, where the hell is my sight?

Pushing out high lets you find the sight sooner. In transitions things might be tougher to deal with. Are you dipping the gun from target to target?